Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict

Deceased · Born: Sep 17, 1938 · Died: Dec 1, 2008

Personal Details

Born Sep 17, 1938 Silver City, New Mexico, United States
Parents
  • Mitchell M. Benedict
  • Alma Marie Loring Benedict
Relatives
  • Charles Benedict (Sibling)
  • Mitchell "Bud" Benedict (Sibling)
  • Regina Benedict Reynolds (Sibling)
  • Jane Benedict Phinney (Sibling)
  • Katherine Benedict McCarthy (Sibling)

Biography

Paul Benedict (September 17, 1938 – December 1, 2008) was an American actor who made numerous appearances in television and movies beginning in the 1960s. He was known for his roles as The Number Painter on the popular PBS children's show Sesame Street, and as the quirky English neighbor "Harry Bentley" on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons. Often mistakenly credited as Charlie Bucket's school teacher (the uncredited role of Mr. Turkentine), in the cult classic Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, who was actually played by David Battley . Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Benedict, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Career

2008
Side by Each
Side by Each
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2000
Isn't She Great
Isn't She Great as Prof. Brainiac
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1999
A Fish in the Bathtub
A Fish in the Bathtub as Milo
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1997
Seinfeld
Seinfeld as Mr. Elinoff
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1995
Guns & Lipstick
Guns & Lipstick as Mickey
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1994
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman
Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman as Dr. Victor Loeb
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1991
The Addams Family
The Addams Family as Judge Womack
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Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt as Beaks
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1990
The Freshman
The Freshman as Arthur Fleeber
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A Different World
A Different World as Mr. Ludlow
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1989
Babycakes
Babycakes as Magleby
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1988
The Chair
The Chair as Warden Edward Dwyer
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Arthur 2: On the Rocks
Arthur 2: On the Rocks as Fairchild
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1986
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone as Hoakie
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1985
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote as Friedrich Hoffman
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1983
The Man with Two Brains
The Man with Two Brains as Butler
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1982
The Electric Grandmother
The Electric Grandmother as Guido Fantoccini
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The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray as Arbuthnot
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1980
Steigler and Steigler
Steigler and Steigler as Cosmo
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1979
Billy in the Lowlands
1977
The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl as Mark
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1975
Mandingo
Mandingo as Brownlee
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Smile
Smile as Orren Brooks
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Hustling
Hustling as Lester Traube
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The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons as Harry Bentley
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1974
Kojak
Kojak as Kauldor
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1972
Deadhead Miles
Deadhead Miles as Hitchhiker
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Up the Sandbox
Up the Sandbox as Dr. Beineke
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Jeremiah Johnson
Jeremiah Johnson as Reverend Lindquist
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1971
Taking Off
Taking Off as Ben Lockston
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Cold Turkey
Cold Turkey as Zen Buddhist
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1968
The Virgin President
The Virgin President as Rutherford Melon
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1965
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story
The Double-Barrelled Detective Story as Wells Fargo Ferguson
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